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\VENTWORTHG. RICKER, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

HAY-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 284,903, dated September 11, 1883.

Application filed May 16, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, WEN'rwoR'rH G. R101:- ER, of Rochester, Monroe county, New York, have invented an Improved Hay-Carrier, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawlngs.

My invention relates to certain improvements in hay-carriers, having for their object the production of ahay-carrier which is capable of being reversed in its direction of travel more easily than those heretofore in use, in which any injurious wear on the draft-rope is avoided, and in which the load may be stopped and supported at any desired point in its upward movement, the strain on the draft-rope being released at the same time, the whole machine being simple in construction and du-.

rable in operation; and my invention consists 111 the combination and arrangement of the various mechanical devices by which these results are secured, all as hereinafter more fully described and specified.

In the accompanying drawings, representing my improved hay-carrier, Figure l is a side elevation. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, one of the side plates being removed. Fig. 3 is avertical section on the line x at, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 represents the lever for adjusting the binding-pulley. Fig. 5 is a section through the track on the line 3 y, Fig. 1, showing the spring catch-pin. rod detached. Figs. 7 and 8 are respectively side and top views of the pulley-hook. Fig. 9 is a sectional view of the detachable hook in the end of the carrier-rope. Fig. 10 represents the same as seen from below. Fig. 11 is a side view of the dog. Fig. 12 represents an alternative arrangement of the draft-rope and pulleys, whereby greater power is secured.

v In the accompanying drawings, representing my improved hay-carrier, A is the trackbeam; B B, the side frames of the traveling carrier; 0 O, the grooved pulleys over which the draft-rope runs 5 D, the binding-pulley; E, the draft-rope; F, the tripping-lever; G G, the dogs; H H, the double draft-pulleys on the carrier-rope, to which the hay-slings are attached by the hooks I I.

The track-beam A is supported from the rafters, ridge-pole, or other timbers of a barn or other building by the eyebolts a, which Fig. 6 represents the trip-.

pass through the beam centrally, so that the traveling carrier-frame can move along the track, being supported thereon by the rollers c c. The side frames are made of a suitable size and shape to sustain the grooved pulleys O O, which revolve freely on pins or bolts connecting the frames. The side frames are also connected together by the bolts t t. Between the pulleys O C is placed the binding-pulley D, which is arranged to turn freely on the stud or pin 0, passing entirely through the side frames in a slot, a, which permits the binding-pulley to rise and fall, as represented by the dotted lines in the drawings. The rope E passes below the pulley D and over the pulleys O C, the end of the rope being attached to the pulley D by the hook J and link Z, so that a portion of the weight to be raised is supported by the binding-pulley. The link or stirrup Z passes up inside the side frames, and is provided with openings, through which the pin 0 passes, as shown in Fig. 3. On one side of the traveling carrier, and outside of the frames, is placed the adjusting-lever F,

which is fastened to the pin 0, and is provided with the arms 12 b, one of which, when the le ver is swung in either direction from the perpendicular, bears against the projecting flange 'v on the side frame and raises the pulley D upward, the pin 0 moving in the slots to. The swinging motion of the lever and arms is represented by the dotted lines F in Fig. 1. In order to secure an equal motion on each end of the pin 0,.a pair of arms, I), Fig. 3, come sponding with the arms I) b, are attached to the pin on the end opposite the lever F, which arms bear on. the flange o of the side frame B when the lever is inclined, and cause the pin 0 to rise equally at each end,

The pulley G is provided on one side or edge with a series of ratchet teeth or lugs, e 0, Fig. 1, which are adapted to engage with the'dog G, which is pivoted to the side frame B at h, and operates, when in its lowest or depressed position, to prevent the rotation of the pulley O. The shank or body of the dog G passes immediately above the pin 0, betweenthe side frame and the binding-pulley, so that as the pin rises the dogis swung upward, as represented by the dotted lines G, Fig. 1, the pulley 0 being released by this movement and al lowed to rotate freely. The pulley O is prothe rotation of the pulley G in one direction,

while the other dog, G, operates to prevent the pulley G from turning in the opposite direction. v

In the practical operation of my improved hay-carrier, a load or part of a load being inclosed in slings of any ordinary or usual construction, attached to the hooks I I, is ele-' vated by means of suitable power applied to g the draft-rope E, the strain on the rope raising the pulley D, as indicated at D, Fig. 1, and disengaging the dogs G G from the lugs on the pulleys G C, so that the latter can re volve freely. When the load. has been elevated to the desired height, the binding-pulley D is drawn downward by the end of the rop'e E, through thehook J and link I, in con sequence of the cessation of the strain on the draft rope. As the binding-pulley falls the rope is pressed firmly by it against the outer pulleys, C thereby causing friction on the rope, which assists in holding the load suspended at the desired height. The descent of the bindingpulley also allows the dogs G G i to engage with the ratchetteeth on the pulj leys C C, by which their rotation is prevented, and the load must consequently remain 'suspended. The carrier automatically holds the draft-rope at any point when the application of power thereto ceasesfas, for instance, by

' the stopping or backing of the horses when the load in the slings has been raised sufliciently high. The carriage is now allowed to move along the track-beam by raising the catch-pin g, so that the trip 11. passes under it, in which case the carriage is drawn alongv the track by the draft-rope until the load arrives over the place where it is to be finally deposited. The operator on the mow now unlatches the catches or hooks of the sling, by means of a cord, if necessary, and the load is allowed to fall into place. The return motion of the car is effected by pulling the rope 10, one end of which is secured to the extremity of the lever F, and the other, after passing over the corner pulley, y, reaches downward to a position where it is conveniently accessible. The pulley 3 may be attached to the track-beam A by the removable hook K, Fig. 1. The double draft-pulleys H H are drawn downward by pulling on the slings, a strain being kept up on the rope w, so as to keep the lever F in the inclined position F, and the binding-pulley and dogs elevated so that the pulleys O O can revolve freely. The operation of attaching the load to the carrier, of moving it along the track-beam, and depositing it in the mow is now repeated. The catch-pin g is raised at the proper time by a dicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 2. The trip is provided with a counterbalancing arm or weight, 8, which hangs down below the pivot and causes the trip to occupy the upright position shown in the full lines in Fig. 2. When the carrier is brought back, after having deposited its load of hay in the mow, the trip n strikes against the catch-pin g and is swung over so as to pass underneath it, the arm 8 swinging outward to permit this movement. A pivoted latch, r, the outer or free end of which strikes against the arm 8, prevents the trip from swinging, and consequently the carriage from being drawn along the track-beam by the action of the draft-rope while the load is being elevated. IV hen the load has reached the desired height, the operator pulls-the cord attached to the catch-pin g, and thus allows the carrier to be drawn along the track-beam;

or, in case the load is raised clear up to-the carrier, the carrier is unlatched automatically by -means of the trip-rod N and latch 1. As the load rises to the carrier it strikes against the lower end of the trip-rod N and pushes it its inner end to the inside of the side frame 13, being so arranged as to be raised upward by the trip-rod and to fall again by its own weight to the horizontal position, in which the outer end of the latch comes in contact with.

the arm 8 of the trip and prevents the latter from swinging inward.

can be caused to travel either way on the trackbeam by providing itwith another trip mech anism, (represented at g n s r N in Fig. 2,) arranged to operate inthe direction opposite to the trip mechanism already described. The cord 11; may also be led in either direction from the adjusting-lever F, as represented at w, Fig. 1. In order to provide for changing the draft-rope when it is desired to alter the direction of the travel'of the carrier on the trackbeam, I fasten on each end of the rope a ferrule or socket, z, terminating in a shank, a, Fig. 9, carrying" a knob or button, 0, at its end. The hook J, by which the rope is attached to the link Z, is provided with a recess, f, into which theknob c is inserted when the ropcis attached to the hook. A lateral slot, h, in the lower end of the hook receives the shank a of the socket 2. On one side of the bottom of the hook is formed the ringi,the opening inwhich is'of sufficient'size to permit the button a to be passed through it, after which the button is moved sidcwise into the recess f ,the shank esaeos 3 a passing through the slot h. The recess f is made deeper than the thickness of the button, being provided on each side the slot h with shoulders, which prevent the button from slipping out of the recess. The ring 1' on the hook J receives the point of the pole or rod P, by which it is detached or connected with the link Z. The operation of changing the rope so as to work the carrier in the opposite direction therefore consists in removing the hookJ from the linkl by means of the pole I, inserted in the ring a" on the hook, in disconnecting the hook from the end of the draftrope, and connecting to the other end by means of the socket, provided with a shank and button thereon, the draft-pulleys H H being changed from one end of the rope to the other, and in again attaching the hook to the link by means of the pole. The rope and draft-pulleys will nowoccupy the positions represented by the dotted lines E F! H H, and the carrier will be arranged to convey its load to the right hand in Fig. 1. A separate catchpin, d 9, Fig. 2, may be used when the machine is arranged in this way, if desired, although only one is necessary.

A horse-fork of any usual construction may be used in connection with my improved hay- -carrier, instead of the hay-slings, as herein described. In this case only one of the draft-pulleys, H, would be employed.

The track-hook K is provided with a ring, 2', which projects over the side of the trackbeam, so that the point of the pole P may be inserted into it for the purpose of changing the position of the track-hook on the beam.

In the drawings I have represented the catchpin 9 as attached to the lower end of a rod, (1, arranged to slide up and down through a suitable opening in the track-beam, being provided with a spiral spring, f, by which the catch-pin is forced outward and the weight of the rope attached to the rod d sustained; but it is obvious that any other form of movable catch arranged to perform the same function might be employed.

In Fig. 12 I have represented a modified arrangement of the draft-rope and draft-pulleys, by which I am enabled to obtain increased power and to dispense with the pivoted dogs G G. The draft-rope, being led downward from one of the pulleys O 0, passes through the draft-pulleys H H and returns upward through the sheave T, which is attached to the binding-pulley D, and thence returns downward again to the pulley H, as represented at V, or to the pulley H, as shown by the dotted lines V. By this arrangement a larger proportion of the weight is thrown on the binding-pulleys, so that the load will re main suspended at-any given point, and the use of the pivoted dogs G G becomes unnecessary.

I do not abandon or dedicate to the public any patentable features set forth herein and not hereinafter claimed, but reserve the right to claim the same either in a reissue of any patent that may be granted upon this application or in other applications for Letters Patent which I may make.

I claim- 1. The combination, with the traveling carriage and rope of a hay-carrier, of the pulleys O O and the binding-pulley D, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination, with the traveling carriage and rope of a hay-carrier, of the pulleys C C and a movable clamping device located between the pulleys and connected to the rope, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. The combination, with the traveling carriage and rope of a hay-carrier, of the pulleys O C, a movable clamping device located be tween the pulleys and connected with the rope, and the adj usting-lever F, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

4. The combination, with the traveling carriage and rope of a hay-carrier, of the pulley O, Jrovided with suitable ratchet-teeth, pulley G, binding-pulley D, and dog G, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

5. The combination, with the traveling carriage and rope of a hay-carrier, of the pulleys C 0, provided with suitable ratchet-teeth, 1ntermediate clamping device, D, and dogs G G, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

6. The combination, with the traveling carriage of a hay-carrier, of the track-beam A and movable catch-pin g, substantially as described.

7. The combination, with the draft-rope E,

provided with ferrule .2, having shank a and button 0, of the detachable hook J, havmg recess f and slot h, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

8. The combination, with the draft-rope E,

of the detachable hook J, provided with ring i, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

9. The combination, with the traveling carriage of a hay-carrier, of the pulleys O O, binding-pulley D, and draft-rope E, each end of said draft-rope being provided with devices -for detachably connecting it with the bindingpulley, thereby adapting the carrier to travel in either direction,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

10. The combination, with the return or other ropes of a hay-carrier, of the removable track-hook K, provided with ring i, substan tially as and for the purposes set forth.

11. The combinatiomwith thetraveling carriage of a hay-carrier, of the track-beam A, catch-pin g, trip a, latch r, and trip-rod N, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

\Vitnesses:

GEo. B. SELDEN, H. G. PHILLIPS.

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WVENTVVORTH G. RIGKER. 

